Otto's Steel Cap, Breastplate and Scabbard by Mary C. Gildersleeve

Otto's Steel Cap, Breastplate and Scabbard

Knitting
April 2008
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
4.5 stitches and 9 rows = 1 inch
in yarn doubled, garter stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1800 yards (1646 m)
to fit a soldier, size 4-10
English

Does your child yearn for real armor? Here’s a breastplate/tunic (6 skeins), helmet/cap (2 skeins) and scabbard/belt (2 skeins) just right for him. The charcoal yarn, knit in garter stitch makes for a fun and easy costume. My boys wear this all the time ….